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You will need a good intermediate level of English (CEFR B2) before you join the programme.The minimum language requirements are IELTS 5.5 in each sub-score or TOEFL iBT L17, R18, S20, W17. If you have not taken an approved English test or if your scores are below these, you will be asked to do English language tests including Reading, Writing and Listening. All applicants will be interviewed either face-to-face in London or in their own country, or by telephone. The department offers preparatory English language programmes starting in September, January, April and during the summer. You may be given an offer for FDPS requiring you to attend a language programme.
SOAS is based in the heart of London, and the capital's rich cultural and social life is literally on its doorstep. It has excellent travel connections with bus, underground and train within easy access. The Bloomsbury campus is an intellectual centre well known to tourists and academics while Vernon Square is close to many of Islington's boutiques and restaurants.